How to Vaccinate Everybody

A daily mix of stories about cities, city life, and our always evolving neighborhoods and skylines. [Curbed]( friday, january 29 the jab [How to Vaccinate Everybody: The Same Way the Census Counts Us]( Get close to the ground, and the job gets done more equitably.   Photo: Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images   Nobody expected a worldwide mass-vaccination campaign without friction and screwups, but we have compounded inevitable problems with innovative self-defeats. Among them is a misconceived conception of how to distribute the vaccines equitably. The goal should be to prevent death and limit more infections, not to correct the inequities that the pandemic has exposed. Of course, those at greater risk of contracting the disease or dying from it need to be vaccinated first. Beyond that, though, we should stop treating an inoculation as a form of privilege, a right, or a reward: It is a public-health measure. We have spent nearly a year trying to promulgate the notion that protecting your own health is a public service to others. The same is true for the vaccine. We need everyone to get jabbed, and every day of delay is another day of shared grief and collective loss. [Continue reading »](     Never miss a story from Curbed: [Subscribe now.](     [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The Latest [We Unearthed the 38 Best Rent Deals in NYC Right Now This week we noticed a bunch of rentals with great outdoor spaces, from terraces to decks to a very large porch.]( [An Elegantly DIY Williamsburg Apartment With a Vreeland-Red Wall Taylor Angino and Kiko Sih’s place is always evolving.]( [‘They’re in Long Island, and Don’t Give a Sh*t’: Boards Ghost Their Residents And residents are none too pleased.]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read More From Curbed](     [Subscribe to New York]( [Subscribe to New York](   Getunlimited access]( more great stories from New York, home of Intelligencer, the Cut, Vulture, Curbed, Grub Street, and the Strategist. [SUBSCRIBE NOW](     [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe](param=curbed)   |   [privacy notice](   |   [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on e-mail newsletters please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 11th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2021, All rights reserved